Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Denmark
Denmark: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 7.56 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Denmark is 7.56 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Denmark peaked at 30.72 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4.81 kg/ha, in 2009.
Denmark ranks 58th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.11 kg/ha | 26.06 kg/ha | 28.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.27 kg/ha | 23.38 kg/ha | 30.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.72 kg/ha | 14.45 kg/ha | 25.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.43 kg/ha | 10.06 kg/ha | 14.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.65 kg/ha | 4.81 kg/ha | 11.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 kg/ha | 5.34 kg/ha | 12.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.51 kg/ha | 5.38 kg/ha | 8.73 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 55 Burundi 7.83 kg/ha compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 7.76 kg/ha compare
- 57 Norway 7.75 kg/ha compare
- 59 Guadeloupe 7.32 kg/ha compare
- 60 El Salvador 7.27 kg/ha compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.11 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 509,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 513,830 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 425,964 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Denmark?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Denmark was 7.56 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 30.72 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Denmark ranks 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).